Welcome to Bonneville ...
Bonneville is located in Multnomah County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonneville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Bonneville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bonneville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bonneville: 503 & 971<3>
Communities Also Named Bonneville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bonneville - they are located in Alabama, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bonneville.
Communities near Bonneville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bonneville.
- Washougal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stevenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Locks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
- Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <4>
- Dodson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skamania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skamania. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Skamania
- From Bonneville to Skamania
- Carson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cruzatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bridal Veil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stabler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Latourell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bonneville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonneville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bonneville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonneville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonneville. See our Newspapers Page for Bonneville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonneville ...
Looking for more information about Bonneville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bonneville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bonneville.
Adding Bonneville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bonneville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bonneville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Bonneville in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Bonneville post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonneville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Multnomah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonneville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Bonneville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Bonneville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |